Senate Bill S8681

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to providing for taxpayer gifts for Lyme and tick-borne diseases education, research and prevention and establishing the Lyme and tick-borne diseases education, research and prevention fund

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S8681 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§209-N & 630-i, Tax L; add §95-j, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S3940, S6871

2019-S8681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for taxpayer gifts for Lyme and tick-borne diseases education, research and prevention and establishes the Lyme and tick-borne diseases education, research and prevention fund.

2019-S8681 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8681
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
   providing  for  taxpayer gifts for Lyme and tick-borne diseases educa-
   tion, research and prevention and establishing the Lyme and tick-borne
   diseases education, research and prevention fund

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  tax  law is amended by adding a new section 209-N to
 read as follows:
   § 209-N. GIFT FOR LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND
 PREVENTION. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY
 FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, A TAXPAYER IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO
 CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF THE LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES EDUCATION,
 RESEARCH AND PREVENTION. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE  DOLLAR
 AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH TAXPAY-
 ER.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  INCLUDE SPACE ON THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX
 RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION.   NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES EDUCATION,
 RESEARCH AND PREVENTION FUND AND SHALL ONLY BE USED FOR  THOSE  PURPOSES
 ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-FIVE-J OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   §  2.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-i to read as
 follows:
   § 630-I. GIFT FOR LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND
 PREVENTION. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY
 FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT
 TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF THE LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES  EDUCA-
 TION,  RESEARCH  AND  PREVENTION FUND. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY
 WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY
 SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE  ON  THE  PERSONAL
 INCOME  TAX  RETURN  TO  ENABLE  A  TAXPAYER  TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  ALL  REVENUES  COLLECTED
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE LYME AND TICK-BORNE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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